The final total came to an interesting $48,000,020. The extra $20 came from matching four numbers on another line.

For this family — two parents, three children, two dogs — becoming overnight multimillionaires is “beyond the realm of anything we ever dreamed about,” especially after the troubles they’ve pushed through for the past two years.

“My husband was diagnosed (in January 2012) with multiple myeloma, which is a blood-based cancer which affects the bones,” Ferrone said.

After working in construction for most of his life, McGee found himself unable to earn a living.

“He had to undergo chemotherapy, radiation, he had a stem-cell transplant, he had major back surgery,” Ferrone said. “He’s been out of work for a better part of three years, which means that it’s me that’s paying our bills.”

With his cancer in remission now, McGee remembers being “miserable” during this tough period.

“It’s one thing to be sick and go through the treatments and everything, but I couldn’t provide for my family anymore, and everybody was just taking care of me,” he said. “I didn’t like how that fit and I was never comfortable with it.

“Now we’re lucky enough that I can give that back to everybody who helped us out so much. To be able to share to me is the biggest thing by far,” he added.

Ferrone works as an events co-ordinator in Ottawa and teaches yoga on the side. For years she’s dreamed of opening her own yoga studio, she said.

“When my husband got sick, obviously that took a backseat to everything. So (I’m) getting my plans back on track and really focusing on this 100%.”

The couple also plans on moving to a dream home from their current townhouse, with room for a pool and a gourmet kitchen.

They want to travel and explore their roots in Italy — where Ferrone hails from — and Ireland, McGee’s country of origin. A visit to a financial adviser is also on their list.

After they informed their closest family members of the jackpot, there were lots of tears, Ferrone said.

“Our family’s very happy for us, very happy that we can finally relax financially,” she said. “We don’t have to think about those things.”